CVE-2024-39613

RCE in desktop app in Windows by local attacker

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2024 at 06:40 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorMattermost DesktopMattermost

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Mattermost Desktop App versions <=5.8.0 fail to specify an absolute path when searching the cmd.exe file, which allows a local attacker who is able to put an cmd.exe file in the Downloads folder of a user's machine to cause remote code execution on that machine.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.9.0
Affected range stops below 5.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 5.8.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.9.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-427

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